Speakur

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draining-well

/ˈdɹeɪnɪŋ wɛl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
drain-ing-well
IPA
/ˈdɹeɪnɪŋ wɛl/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a well dug to collect unwanted liquid or prevent flooding

Inflected Forms

draining-wells (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce draining-well?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹeɪnɪŋ wɛl/.
What does draining-well mean?
a well dug to collect unwanted liquid or prevent flooding

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